Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 · Section 14

BSA 14: earlier IEA 16

Section 14 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 replaces Section 16 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. BSA 14 deals with existence of course of business when relevant. The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam came into force on 1 July 2024. Both texts are set out below, side by side, with the changed words marked.

Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam

BSA 14 was IEA 16.

Existence of course of business when relevant.

Carried over
95% of the old wording kept
Old · IEA 1872 · Ch. II
s. 16
Existence of course of business when relevant
When there is a question whether a particular act was done, the existence of any course of business, according to which it naturally would have been done, is a relevant fact.
Illustrations
(a) The question is, whether a particular letter was despatched The facts that it was the ordinary course of business for all letters put in a certain place to be carried to the post, and that that particular letter was put in that place, are relevant.
(b) The question is, whether a particular letter reached A. The facts that it was posted in due course, and was not returned through the Dead Letter Office, are relevant. Admissions
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New · BSA 2023 · Ch. II
s. 14
Existence of course of business when relevant.
When there is a question whether a particular act was done, the existence of any course of business, according to which it naturally would have been done, is a relevant fact.
Illustrations.
(a) The question is, whether a particular letter was dispatched. The facts that it was the ordinary course of business for all letters put in a certain place to be carried to the post, and that particular letter was put in that place are relevant.
(b) The question is, whether a particular letter reached A. The facts that it was posted in due course, and was not returned through the Return Letter Office, are relevant.
Text from India Code

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